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Upgrade OEM win98 to win98SE
I have a verified OEM win98 (the computer store where I
bought my computer brand new in 1998 had installed OEM win98), which I want to upgrade to win98SE. Do I need to buy a retail or OEM version? Do I need an update, upgrade or full? Where do I get it? Thanx very much. |
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Upgrade OEM win98 to win98SE
You need to buy the Win98SE upgrade. Look on eBay, etc..
-- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP Are You Ready for WinXP SP2? http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx WinXP SP2 Release Notes http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;835935 AumHa Forums http://forum.aumha.org mercedes wrote: I have a verified OEM win98 (the computer store where I bought my computer brand new in 1998 had installed OEM win98), which I want to upgrade to win98SE. Do I need to buy a retail or OEM version? Do I need an update, upgrade or full? Where do I get it? Thanx very much. |
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Upgrade OEM win98 to win98SE
"mercedes" wrote:
I have a verified OEM win98 (the computer store where I bought my computer brand new in 1998 had installed OEM win98), which I want to upgrade to win98SE. Do I need to buy a retail or OEM version? Do I need an update, upgrade or full? Where do I get it? The full retail disk, or the upgrade disk will work (upgrade will be cheaper). An OEM disk will *not* upgrade an existing system, so don't go that direction. Check eBay or a large retailer, or Google for it. -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(DTS) |
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Upgrade OEM win98 to win98SE
MS can no longer sell W98 disks as an initial purchase so your best bet is
to try to find another source; however, supplies of W98 are becoming very limited. Go to http://www.pricewatch.com, scroll to the software section, click on Operating Systems and click Windows 98. They may have listings on boot up floppy disks, CDs but no license, a license but no CD, OEM versions, W98 and W98SE CDs, update from W98 to W98SE only and so on. Pay ATTENTION to what the listings say or you may end up with something you don't want or need. You can also check on EBay or other auction sites. Be aware that only paid support for W98 still exists. Here's some info about the various types of W98SE CDs: RETAIL FULL INSTALL: This CD will either upgrade W95/98 to SE or you can install it to a blank hard drive. RETAIL UPGRADE INSTALL: This CD will either upgrade W95/98 to SE or you can install it to a blank hard drive; however, when installing to a blank drive, install will ask to see the qualifying system (i.e., W95) disk(s). OEM FULL INSTALL. This SE CD is designed to be installed to a blank hard drive; however, there is a good possibility that you can trick it into upgrading. For info, go to: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/upgrade.html Be aware that if you buy an OEM disk, it might be customized for installation on a particular computer; however, this will probably be primarily with a used disk. UPDATE CD: This CD will only update a functioning copy of W98 to W98SE. When MS sold them, they were $20 and came with a ProductKey. Some venders were selling them and advising customers to use the W98 ProductKey which may or may not work--don't get stung. RECOVERY CD: Some companies will brand an OEM CD and call it a recovery CD. You should avoid these unless it is the exact recovery CD you are looking for. Many recovery CDs will only install on the equipment they were intended for. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "mercedes" wrote in message ... I have a verified OEM win98 (the computer store where I bought my computer brand new in 1998 had installed OEM win98), which I want to upgrade to win98SE. Do I need to buy a retail or OEM version? Do I need an update, upgrade or full? Where do I get it? Thanx very much. |
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Upgrade OEM win98 to win98SE
Every OEM disk I have tried as an upgrade has worked when I used a "trick"
with it. Some people say that an OEM disk will not upgrade even using the trick; however, I have not seen one yet. Information on upgrading with an OEM CD: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/upgrade.html -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Tim Slattery" wrote in message ... "mercedes" wrote: I have a verified OEM win98 (the computer store where I bought my computer brand new in 1998 had installed OEM win98), which I want to upgrade to win98SE. Do I need to buy a retail or OEM version? Do I need an update, upgrade or full? Where do I get it? The full retail disk, or the upgrade disk will work (upgrade will be cheaper). An OEM disk will *not* upgrade an existing system, so don't go that direction. Check eBay or a large retailer, or Google for it. -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(DTS) |
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